title: Metastatic malignant pilomatrixoma, acanthomatous ameloblastoma, and liver tumor in a dog with polyphagia, polyuria, polydipsia, and weight loss.
abstract: A 12-year-old, spayed female, Labrador dog was presented for evaluation of polyphagia, polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss of 2 months duration, and multiple cutaneous and subcutaneous masses. The dog was diagnosed with malignant pilomatrixoma with renal, lung, and lumbar metastases. This report describes an atypical presentation of malignant pilomatrixoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine and Oncology (Barrot, Carioto, Nadeau), Department of Pathology and Microbiology (Gains), Centre hospitalier universitaire de médecine vétérinaire, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, University of Montreal, St. Hyacinthe, Quebec.
authors.forename: Anne-Charlotte
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Barrot
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Carioto
authors.forename: Malcolm
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gains
authors.forename: Marie-Eve
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Nadeau
mesh_terms: D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000145:classification / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D018296:Pilomatrixoma / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D059606:Polydipsia; D011141:Polyuria / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D015431:Weight Loss